Mulehorn Gaming

Funny name, serious explosions! We are four gamers, fathers, millennials, beer drinkers, and proponents of the one true solution to all problems… Blow it up! MHG is all about discussing the latest in sci-fi first person shooters and the extended universes they inhabit. Lore, tips and tricks, corporate espionage, Imperial conspiracy theories, buff wrestlers, Ohh Yeeeaaahhhhh we have it all! Send some love to the mulebag! We can be reached at themulebag@gmail.com or check us out at http://mulehorngaming.com/

Happy new year, listeners! After many holiday trips, meals, and diseases, the cast of Analog Assault is (mostly) back together to report live from PAX South in San Antonio, Texas! Kurt couldn’t make it, but Wade and Alex play host to a number of MHG contributors and friends. We are SUPER lucky to have Rick Lagnese on this episode. He’s the US Community Manager for Warhorse Studios, the developers behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Rick tells us about the game and shares some great stories from his past. This cast was a blast to record, and we hope you enjoy hearing all about PAX South and some of the fantastic titles we were able to get our hands on.

As per usual, the holidays increase life’s demands on all of us, including podcast hosts. Thanks for tuning in to this special short form episode. ⅔ of the podcast crew are down for the count this week due to illness. Fortunately, Wade has some time to sit and discuss a couple of his favorite things: Destiny and Star Wars.

One of our good buddies, and favorite streamers, Styles is with us this week to chat about PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. First, Styles tells us how he got into streaming games and explains how Mixer, the Microsoft-owned streaming service, got its start. The extremely popular Battle Royale game PUBG has been making waves in the eSports scene. It’s been successful for streamers and competitive gamers alike, despite the fact that it’s an incomplete indie title. Soon to launch on Xbox One, PUBG fans and Xbox owners are excited to see how the console port holds up. We discuss the ups and downs of PUBG including competitions, making it to the Xbox, framerates, glitches, and nominations at The Game Awards.

Your submissions for Shots Fired get us gabbing about the Justice League, retro games, social media’s impact on gaming, and much more PUBG.

This week, we’re diving head-first into Star Wars and, by proxy, EA Games. We have received confirmation that there will be a new Star Wars trilogy (duh) after Episode 9. Director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, will be responsible for carrying the torch. It appears we’ve gotten a clue as to Thrawn surviving his appearances in Star Wars Rebels, the animated series. EA has recently purchased Respawn studios, known for the Titanfall series. We discuss what this means for Star Wars fans, and how it is connected to the recent closure of Visceral. It’s being reported that Xbox now wants to focus their attention on acquiring and developing first-party titles. Is it too little, too late?

Your submissions for Shots Fired get us gabbing about Overwatch and eSports, Destiny 2 and its subclasses, Mass Effect, Battlefront 2, and more.

You’re in for a prime treat this week, listeners! With our well-loved host offline this week, former cohost Thaddeus Prime has rejoined to dish on the latest ish in gaming news. First up: We’ve had a chance to dig into Assassin’s Creed Origins and want to share some thoughts on it. We’ll talk a little story, changes to combat and skills, bugs, and overall impressions. Wolfenstein 2 is sticking it to the Nazi party in fine form. Thaddeus tells us a bit about the game and how it holds up compared to previous titles. Bungie recently released a trailer promoting Destiny 2’s upcoming expansion, Curse of Osiris. With the prolonged return of Osiris, and a trip to Mercury in store, we discuss what we’re anticipating with the DLC.

13 original Xbox titles have finally made it to the backwards compatibility program on Xbox One. We’ll quickly go over the games, and Wade delves a bit further into one particularly well-loved classic making a return. Hint: It’s Star Wars. Recently, Phil Spencer and Shannon Loftis of Xbox have commented on the current state of single player games. The Mules share thoughts on our gaming ecosystem and how single-player titles can still fit in. Destiny 2 has officially launched on the PC, and with it comes the predictably juicy news of data miners sharing their bounties. We’ll talk briefly about some of the contents of one such mining report, as well as some of the changes Bungie is bringing to Destiny 2 according to the recent This Week at Bungie.

October is still going strong this week as we talk a bit about Wolfenstein II, releasing Oct 27th. We also took a quick Twitter poll to gauge excitement for various activities as Oct 27 is going to be a busy day! Keyboard and mouse support is headed to the Xbox One, and one manufacturer is already selling Xbox-compatible hardware. We dive into our thoughts regarding KBM users in a console environment. Visceral games, formerly of Dead Space fame, was responsible for producing a mysterious new release in EA’s Star Wars line-up. With Amy Hennig (Uncharted) leading the team, a very promising game was to be in store. Now, Visceral is closing their doors and the game is going through some major changes, including the development team. We discuss EA’s response to the bold move and share some of our thoughts on what this means for the Star Wars title.

Your submissions for Shots Fired get us just hot and bothered about microtransactions, the shortcomings of Destiny 2, Halloween and horror games, and Cuphead.